Last update: Tuesday 29 November 2011 [65 news items]
Nov 29, 11:42
The big seven players in the Asia Pacific LTE macro base station market - Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nokia Siemens Networks, Samsung and ZTE - comprise 94% of the market...
Arima Communications to not be affected by Sony decision to take over Sony Ericsson, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 28, 15:47
Sony's plan to buy out its mobile phone joint venture with Ericsson will not affect the ties Sony Ericsson has with its major ODM production partner in Taiwan, Arima Communications,...
Standalone transceiver chips to dominate the smartphone market, says Petrov Group (part 1)
Oct 21, 16:36
Transceivers are essential to the performance of mobile devices. They are designed to detect weak signals at a specific frequency when receiving and to send signals at a specific...
Sequans LTE solution receives China approval
Sep 15, 10:24
Sequans Communications has announced that its LTE semiconductor technology has been officially approved by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), a government...
Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson launches Xperia ray and Xperia active
Jun 24, 12:09
Sony Ericsson has launched two new Android phones, the Xperia ray and Xperia active, in the Taiwan market. The vendor plans to release more Android models in the third quarter with...
Arima Communications lands new 2.5G handset orders from Sony Ericsson
Jun 10, 11:48
Arima Communications has landed orders for two 2.5G feature phones, the Mix Walkman and txt pro, from Sony Ericsson with volume shipments to begin in the third quarter of 2011, according...
Global Android phone sales to top 180 million units in 2011, says Sony Ericsson CTO
May 12, 01:10
Global sales of Android-based smartphones are expected to grow from 60 million units in 2010 to 180 million units in 2011 and over 400 million units in 2014, according to Sony Ericsson...
Sony Ericsson appoints new head for Taiwan office
Apr 27, 11:46
Sony Ericsson has appointed Jonathan Lin as the new president of its subsidiary in Taiwan, replacing incumbent Steve Yeh, who will be promoted to serve as vice president of the Greater...

Sony Ericsson handset shipments partially affected by earthquake, say industry sources
Apr 12, 11:39
Sony Ericsson will reduce shipments, or delay the launch in some markets, for three Android-based smartphones due to short supply of some key components, including those from the...
Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson to launch 3 Android smartphones starting April
Mar 18, 01:35
Sony Ericsson will launch a series of Android-based smartphones, including Xperia arc, Xperia neo and Xperia play, in the Taiwan market starting April 2011, according to Sony Ericsson...
Digitimes Insight: Sony Ericsson posts 4 straight profitable quarters
Mar 9, 10:49
Sony Ericsson saw revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010 fall 4.7% sequentially to EUR1.53 billion (US$2.12 billion). Revenues for 2010 came to EUR6.29 billion versus EUR6.79 billion...
Standalone application processors are wining in mobility markets, says Petrov Group (part 1)
Mar 8, 15:40
Several years ago there was a widely accepted expectation that application mobile processors would be fully integrated with baseband processors on a single chip. However, today we...
Taiwan government urged to release frequency bands for LTE, says Ericsson
Mar 4, 17:02
Taiwan's National Communications Commission should speed up the release of frequency bands for LTE operations, as the fast growing mobile data traffic due to smartphones and tablet...
Sony Ericsson in-house production remains at 40-50%, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 24, 10:38
Handset vendor Sony Ericsson will not increase the percentage of in-house handset production, which currently represents 40-50% of total shipments, according to a Chinese-language...
Sony Ericsson 2010 results on firm footing, to benefit Taiwan handset makers
Jan 21, 15:08
Handset vendor Sony Ericsson turned in four straight profitable quarters in 2010 thanks to a successful corporate structure makeover that saw the company let go 4,000 employees and...
Sony Ericsson shifts focus to high-end handsets, says iSuppli
Oct 22, 11:08
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications in the second quarter of 2010 saw its smartphone shipments soar even as its overall cell phone shipment ranking declined, reflecting the company's...
Ericsson sues Acer, D-Link for infringement of WLAN patents
Sep 21, 02:00
Ericsson has filed with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas charges against Taiwan-based vendors Acer and D-Link as well as a few other vendors including Netgear...
Chunghwa Telecom to test LTE at 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo
Sep 6, 11:25
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to undertake LTE field tests at the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo scheduled for November 6, 2010 to April 25, 2011, with the plan subject to approval...
HTC hires former Sony Ericsson veterans as top executives
Jul 30, 11:25
HTC has appointed former Sony Ericsson executives Ron Louks and Kouji Kodera as chief strategy officer and chief product officer, respectively.
Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson launches Zylo phone
Jul 23, 15:00
Sony Ericsson has launched its latest feature phone, the Zylo, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), which will promote the handset in a preferential...
CHT and Ericsson jointly offer LTE testing platform for Taiwan-made products
Jul 2, 11:48
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on July 1 announced that its Telecommunication Laboratories and Ericsson have cooperated to finish testing of LTE base stations and terminal devices produced...
CHT to release results of LTE field trial through cooperation with Ericsson
Jun 29, 11:49
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will release the results of LTE (Long Term Evolution) field trial undertaken by its Telecommunication Laboratories through technological cooperation with Ericsson...
Arima Communications to ship Yendo to Sony Ericsson in September
Jun 18, 16:48
Taiwan-based handset maker Arima Communications will begin to ship Sony Ericsson's Yendo Walkman phone in September 2010, following shipments of the Spiro smartphones in June, according...

Ericsson looks to cooperation with Taiwan-based makers to boost LTE
May 18, 15:39
While Ericsson has cooperated with China Mobile Communications and China Telecom to test LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks in China and Taiwan respectively, Taiwan is one of several...
Sony Ericsson announces Arima-made Walkman phone
Apr 15, 10:32
Sony Ericsson has introduced two entry-level Walkman handsets, the Zylo and Spiro, both scheduled to launch in early third-quarter 2010. The Spiro is manufactured by Taiwan-based...
Mar 19, 11:55
Orders for feature phones released by Sony Ericsson to Taiwan production partners will be reduced significantly in 2010 as the handset vendor is switching its focus on smartphones,...
Global sales of built-in 3G modules to exceed plug-type data cards in three years, say sources
Newswatch - Mar 19, 10:31
Global sales of built-in 3G modules are expected to grow by an annual rate of over 30% in the next three years with their sales volume to surpass those of plug-type 3G data cards...
Ericsson to expand purchases of 3.5G, LTE and IPTV products in Taiwan, says paper
Mar 10, 15:35
Ericsson plans to expand its purchases from Taiwan to include CPE products supporting HSPA and LTE standards as well as IPTV products in addition to current 2G and 3G products, the...
Taiwan market: FET signs switch equipment purchasing contract with Ericsson
Stockwatch - Mar 2, 16:11
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has signed a switch equipment pruchasing contract with Ericsson for its 3G service networks, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock...
Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson pushes online handset sales
Feb 11, 14:00
Sony Ericsson has set up an online store in Taiwan to promote sales of its own-brand handsets, according to Steve Yeh, president of Sony Ericsson Taiwan.
Ericsson ties up with Taiwan makers to explore TV solution business
Jan 27, 15:32
Ericsson is strengthening its cooperation with Taiwan-based network equipment makers as it strives to expand its television solution business which covers new TV services such as...
Taiwan market: FET to team up with Ericsson to upgrade its HSPA networks
Jan 21, 11:58
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) plans to sign a cooperation agreement with Ericsson aiming to extend the coverage of its HSPA networks to all areas in Taiwan within three years,...
INQ Mobile appoints former Sony Ericsson executive as head of Greater China region
Jan 19, 12:13
INQ Mobile, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa, has announced the appointment of Kingson Loo as president of INQ Greater China. Loo, a native of Hong Kong, has extensive experience...
CHT signs LTE cooperation MOU with Ericsson
Dec 18, 14:29
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has signed an MOU with Ericsson to jointly set up a small-scale LTE trial network in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan before March 2010. The trial network will be also...
Arima Communications lands ISDB-T mobile TV handset orders from Sony Ericsson
Dec 3, 11:35
Arima Communications has landed orders for ISDB-T enabled mobile TV handsets from Sony Ericsson, according to industry sources, who also noted that the mobile TV handsets, which will...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 1h 27min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 1h 40min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 15min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 2h 33min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 2h 43min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 14min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 22min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 2h 41min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 9min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 3h 53min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 3h 54min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 19min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 4h 36min ago
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
22-May-2012 markets closed
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.




















